Panathinaikos vs Marseille Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th August 2023
Panathinaikos go up against Marseille with kick-off this coming Wednesday at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. This is the first leg in the third round of the Champions League.
Panathinaikos secured a place in this tie by knocking out SC Dnipro-1 in the second round of qualifying. Although only drawing the return leg, a win in the first was more than enough to see them through with an aggregate score of 5-3.
Panathinaikos only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.
Marseille travel to their next Champions League match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.
Marseille are favourites to see the next round after going toe-to-toe for a long stretch with PSG in the Ligue 1 last season. Panathinaikos had their best season in ages, though, and Greece can be a seriously tough place to visit. This has the look an exciting encounter.
Panathinaikos vs Marseille Prediction
Panathinaikos Form
Panathinaikos have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Aris Thessaloniki FC, a 1-3 victory over SC Dnipro-1, and a 2-2 draw with SC Dnipro-1. Panathinaikos only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.
Marseille Form
Marseille were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Lille. Next up, Brest won 1-2, before losing 1-0 against AC Ajaccio. Marseille claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to three.
Panathinaikos and Marseille are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
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Panathinaikos vs Marseille Stats
- In 31 of the last 33 Panathinaikos matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 31 of the last 33 Panathinaikos home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Panathinaikos have not lost 30 of the last 32 home matches
- Panathinaikos have not lost 17 of the last 19 matches
- In 10 of the last 11 Panathinaikos home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Marseille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Marseille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Marseille have scored in 15 of the last 17 away matches
- Marseille have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Marseille have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Panathinaikos vs Marseille Team News
Panathinaikos seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Wednesday. There is no need for Zeca to show up in the Panathinaikos dressing room, as he is suspended.
Zeca sit this one out for Panathinaikos due to an injury.
Marseille are juggling with three absent players on this coming Wednesday when travelling to Panathinaikos.
Names like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Samuel Gigot and Amine Harit most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Panathinaikos.
Panathinaikos vs Marseille H2H
This is the inaugural encounter between Panathinaikos and Marseille in the Champions League. They have never previously been drawn against each other before.
Panathinaikos vs Marseille Betting Tips
Panathinaikos claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They drew five of the games, whilst losing one. Marseille won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing one, and losing three. Panathinaikos managed fourwins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium.
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Panathinaikos, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Marseille, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.